How not to recruit Filipino seafarers
Nineteen manning agencies are facing sanctions after a recent Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) crackdown on illegal recruitment at Manila’s Luneta Park. None of them reportedly had the requisite Special Recruitment Authority (SRA) to hire workers outside their registered offices. We totally approve of the POEA action. The open solicitation for ship officers and ratings by representatives of crewing outfits doesn’t only violate the rules. It has turned the historic park into a marketplace where one can acquire and then market seafarers as though they were commodities. (more…)
